Re: cont

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Cari \(MS MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:31:16 -0700

Well no, because the POST test can't understand which drive it is supposed
to make primary and which secondary. 

-- 
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com
"Larry Hyatt" <llhyatt@comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:3d4801c472b9$9bf04eb0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> System restore will not allow me to restore to the last
> restore point.  I thought I may be able to get the DVD
> running to install the software for the new drive.  No
> luck...
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hello,
>>
>>I unsuccessfully attempted to remove and replace a
>>defective CD RW into my Pentium II 2.4ghz computer
>>running windows XP.
>>
>>Upon reboot I get the following message:
>>Primary hard disk drive 1 not found
>>Secondary hard disk drive 0 not found
>>Press F1 to continue or F2 to run setup utility
>>
>>This dialogue appears upon each restart
>>
>>In the set up utility neither my existing DVR ROM or the
>>new DVD RW/CD RW drives appear.
>>
>>I have changed the boot order to the CD drive in hopes
>>that windows would pickup the installation program.
>>
>>How come windows can't discover either of these drives
> to
>>initiate an installation wizard?
>>
>>If anyone has any references or suggestions I would be
>>appreciative.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Larry Hyatt
>>.
>>

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